Only the best of the best can move on to the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Final. The playoffs have pared down the teams to just two — the Newfoundland Growlers and the Toledo Walleye. Now the league has cut the officials to eleven.
Six referees and five linesmen have been chosen to work the ECHL’s 2019 Kelly Cup Finals. The league has selected the officials “based on the merit of their performance over the course of the regular season and their work thus far in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.”
Referees
Andrew Bruggeman #25 (1st Kelly Cup Finals)
Sean Fernandez #21 (2nd)
Sean MacFarlane #4 (1st)
Alex Normandin #26 (1st)
Chris Pontes #12 (2nd)
Andrew Wilk #24 (1st)
Linesmen
Rhodes Dolan #61 (1st Kelly Cup Finals)
Julien Fournier #83 (1st)
Charlie O’Connor #43 (4th)
Pat Richardson #82 (4th)
Chris Williams #62 (1st)
“The 11 officials chosen have all had an outstanding year and have proven their ability in the playoffs,” said ECHL Officiating Manager Stephen Thomson. “They each have earned the right to work the 2019 Kelly Cup Finals. On a personal note, I know how much pride accompanies this honor and how much work these 11 officials have put in to get to this point and I congratulate them on their selection.”
All games during the 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs employ the two-referee system, including the Finals.
Kelly Cup Finals – Newfoundland Growlers vs. Toledo Walleye
Game 1 – Saturday, May 25 at 7 p.m. NT at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland
Game 2 – Sunday, May 26 at 7 p.m. NT at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland
Game 3 – Wednesday, May 29 at 7:35 p.m. ET at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio
Game 4 – Friday, May 31 at 7:35 p.m. ET at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio
Game 5 – Saturday, June 1 at 7:35 p.m. ET at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio *
Game 6 – Tuesday, June 4 at 7 p.m. NT at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland *
Game 7 – Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. NT at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland *
* – If Necessary
Congratulations to the 2019 ECHL Kelly Cup Finals Referees and Linesmen!
